Proposed public-health school could bolster research, services

Colorado’s leading public research universities have launched a cooperative effort to create a new Colorado School of Public Health, aimed at closing gaps in public health education, research and service in the state and region. The school would be the only school of public health in the Rocky Mountain region. Officials with Colorado State University, the University of Northern Colorado and the University of Colorado say the proposed school could put the state at the forefront of public-health-related issues such as bio-security, infectious disease, epidemiology and health education and public health practice. This collaborative effort could open new sources for…